She wanted cookies to coordinate with her sweet baby's birth announcement:
{The original isn't blurry like this.} :)
Cute right? Well, since I don't have one of those handy-dandy KopyKake projectors, nothing makes me more nervous that trying to match a cookie to an image.
{OK...going up a really steep and tall escalator makes me more nervous, but you get the point.}
Here's what we came up with....and new mommy was happy! Yay!
I love these colors and the simple designs...very hip and modern looking, I think.
{But what do I know?}
Making monograms is really pretty easy....
- Find a font on your computer,
- Type several letters into a Word document,
- Size the font to fit your cookie cutter (I view the document at 100% and hold my cookie cutter to the screen...this keeps from printing out lots of test pages),
- Print,
- Place the printed sheet under a sheet of wax paper on the back of a cookie sheet (I put this on a stack of books, so I don't have to stoop when piping),
- With royal icing, pipe the monograms,
- Let dry several hours,
- Peel off the wax paper,
- Place onto wet flood icing.
Monograms made with a larger tip are less likely to break. (I used a #3 round tip for these.) If you want a skinny monogram, try using candy melts. They seem to be less fragile.
These monograms can be made ahead and stored at room temperature.
For more monogramming posts, click here.
Related posts:
No Works for Me Wednesday this week or next as our lovely hostess (and my real-life next-door neighbor), Kristen is in Africa as a part of a trip with Compassion International. You can follow her amazing journey at We are THAT Family.
The cookies came out great, I love the colors and all the details you did.You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies are so adorable! If I ever have kids, I will have you make me cookies!!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!!! You are super talented!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute Bridget! I love the colors, too!
ReplyDeleteVery cute - and always helpful with the great tips!
ReplyDeleteThose cookies are adorable! Great match!
ReplyDeleteso cute! where in the world did you find those animal cookie cutters? did you make them? adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey're perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! What a lucky mama! Thanks for the monogram tutorial! Very helpful!
ReplyDeleteawesome job! i love the animals :) I've never tried monograming, but now i want too :)
ReplyDeleteThese are SO cute! I especially love the tail on the giraffe! Monograms are such a great idea for baby cookies!
ReplyDeletewhat icing recipe do you use when monograming?
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful~ those are the same kind of characters I used for my Max's room~ they turned out great!! BRAVO~
ReplyDeletegreat job matching the birth announcement! i bet the hospital staff loved them!
ReplyDeleteyou are so creative!
Hey Bridget!
ReplyDeleteTell ya what!
When you CEASE to AMAZE me...
I'll let you know!!!!
xxooxx
LOVE IT!!! They are beautiful little cookies. Bet Mom was happy.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea matching the cookies to the birth announcement and you did a fabulous job of it!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable! You should link it up to Rocks In My Dryer. She'll be hosting WFMW for Kristen.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! They match the announcement so well!
ReplyDeleteLove, love love these!! So cute and the colors are so modern!!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS SO MUCH!!!!
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC IDEA!
Sophie
You are SO amazing. I LOVE your blog and love that I found it! Thank you for inspiring me. I highlighted you today on my blog. Be sure to check it out and take a "I was featured" button!
ReplyDeleteLara @ A Daily Post
www.adailypostforyou.blogspot.com
Brilliant!! Gorgeous!! Love the colors and the designs... just amazing!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings-
Amanda
So cute!!
ReplyDeleteWow, they look really fantastic! What a lovely thought from the mother to have these cookies made too.
ReplyDeleteRose
So cute - I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOO cute!
ReplyDeleteHey! I wanted to share a tip. I work on the level of a lazy susan placed on top of a cake stand. It is excellent because the height is just right and the lazy susan turns. I can even lift the lazy susan to transport the cookies safely to a cookie sheet.
I LOVE to share good tips! I hope it helps someone.
You are simply so talented, Bridget! You never cease to amaze me.
ReplyDeleteI love these! You are so talented. I just tried your icing recipe this past weekend in my first ever cookie icing. I still need practice. However, your pictures inspire me to keep at it.
ReplyDeleteOnce again I am blown away my friend. These are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love these cookies!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mini-tutorial on how to make the monogrammed letters - so neat and simple! (until *I* try it, of course!)
Wow, those cookies are amazing! So cute! I love your royal icing too. I'm sure the doctors and nurses loved them (and what a sweet idea to get cookies for them in the first place!)
ReplyDeleteYour cookies came out great. You are do talented at copying designs. So cute as well! Helen x
ReplyDeletethis is great...just what is was looking to put on top of a layer cake that i am bring to a young family...i will frost the cake & then do a monogram!!
ReplyDeletegreat tutorial!
thanks so much for the inspiration...
you are sooo talented...wow!
so cute!
ReplyDeleteperfect! very very cute! I love the monogramming trick, I have been meaning to try it!
ReplyDeleteThese turned out ADORABLE!! and thanks SO much for the tip on how to do the monogram!!!
ReplyDeleteBridget, you nailed this one, honey! Great job....colors are spot on! Lucky new mom!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Monogram...these looks awesome.Thanks for detailed information,I want try them too.You are so creative!!!!
ReplyDeleteNina
http://thefoodielovers.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a fraction of your talent!!!! Super Cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese do look just like the announcement!
ReplyDeleteThose are some of the cutest cookies ever. I think the colors are fabulously hip!!
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE the brown outline on the animals. So cute and definitely added to the "mod" look. Great job!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Great job!
ReplyDeleteyou can also use the word art feature (just pick outline desgn)
ReplyDeletethat way you can chose the size of your text box..errr cookie cutter
type your leter--right click--format word art click on size tab--make it the exact size you need
good to use if you need an exact size..
Doug...wow! That was awesome, thanks!
ReplyDeleteRebecca...I didn't make them, but I can't remember where I got them. :)
Katy...royal icing, the recipe is here on the blog. Just click recipe index at the top. :)
Great tutorial! I juuust had a reader ask me about making precise and consistent monograms, so I will send her here immediately. I'll be sure to link to your post on my edible crafts column, too (ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow! These are amazing, Bridget! I love the colors and the images, they DO LOOK modern... you are great at monogramming, girl!
ReplyDeletePS. I don't know what's wrong with my blogroll, it isn't working I guess... glad I scrolled down, to find these great COOKIES!
they were even more beautiful in person. :-)
ReplyDeleteeveryone who received these has raved about how gorgeous they are and how delicious to boot! thanks again, bridget.
can't wait to come up with another fun gift for you to make!
Hi Bridget, I love your cookies!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what your secret was for getting dark brown icing? I never can get my icing that brown. Any feedback would be great!
Hi Kim!
ReplyDeleteI use AmeriColor Chocolate Brown gel paste food colorings. If you can't find them locally, you can find them in my amazon shop by clicking "recommends" above. :)
This is a great idea that I hadn't thought of before!!
ReplyDeleteI love these monograms. I just used your idea to make the bat for batman cookies. I was wondering where you purchased the animal cutters? Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteCute Little Cakes!
ReplyDeleteI would like to read more of your posts. Very nice post thank you for sharing.
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